Kiyono Yumi

Journalist. Born in Tokyo in 1960. Graduated from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University before earning a graduate degree in system design and management from Keiō University. Studied in Britain and worked for a publishing house before going freelance in 1992. Covers domestic and international developments in urban development, local communities, and changing lifestyles, writing for various major periodicals and online publications. Works include Sumu basho o erabeba, ikikata ga kawaru (Deciding Where You’ll Live Will Change How You’ll Live).